OVERDRIVE #1 According to Google, burnout is more than just a fleeting feeling of stress. It is a state caused by prolonged, unmanaged pressure that leads to a profound sense of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion. It thrives in toxic environments fueled by unfairness, poor treatment from the people around you, and a total lack of recognition despite everything you do to make them accept you. It is a deeper state of depletion that strips away your light, leaving you hollow. Once you are full from keeping it all in, you will eventually be triggered by a single circumstance. A breaking point that forces you to drop everything you love in exchange for the only thing left to find: peace.

Royce Allegre was never meant to kiss Giordana Ramirez. One slip in the dark, and suddenly he was caught in a moment that should never have happened, his lips on the girl he should never want, the girl his family would never accept. He should have walked away. Instead, the memory clings, haunting him, drawing him back to her with a gravity he cannot resist. There is something in her eyes-sad yet fiercely alive and brimming with quiet resilience that pulls him closer, even as every glance threatens to ignite what must remain forbidden. Some mistakes can be buried. Others blossom into obsessions. And Royce is about to discover just how far he will go when desire refuses to be denied... for the wrong girl. The Wrong Love | Book Two --

Sanctuario Series 1 It has been twenty years since a dam 'accident' flooded the whole town of Sanctuario del Mar. To the rest of the world, it is just a forgotten tragedy-a town lost under the water. But for Niamh Salvatierra, that was the night she lost everyone she loved. Dahil sa tindi ng tagtuyot, muling 'lumuwa' ang bayan mula sa ilalim ng tubig. Bumalik si Niamh para sa isang bagay lang: ang mahanap ang mga labi ng pamilya niya at ang katotohanang pilit ibinaon sa ilalim. But Sanctuario is not the town she grew up in anymore; it is now the kingdom of Silas Feral. Sa bawat hakbang ni Niamh sa putikan, tila mas humihigpit ang hawak sa kaniya ng lalaking sadyang nag-abang sa kanyang pagbabalik. He didn't just wait for the water to recede; he waited for her to have nowhere else to run. Sa gitna ng mga guhong saksi sa kanilang nakaraan, mapagtatanto ni Niamh na ang pagkalunod ay hindi lang pala nangyayari sa tubig-minsan, nangyayari ito sa mga bisig ng isang halimaw. Will she find the answers she's looking for, or will she just end up drowning in the arms of a man who will never let her leave? Date started: February 24, 2026 Date ended: April 25, 2026

Almost was never enough. The most is where it all lies; the second is no different from losers. If you want to be chosen, be the best among the options-a sweet rule to every test, a bitter reality Eiah was raised in. She gives everything a hard try, even though she can't grasp it all just right. Maybe she was chasing the wrong things. Maybe she needs to work harder. Maybe she's really... almost there. Whatever it is, she's determined to prove her father she's worthy of her name-but heck, not to the point of marriage! That's why, when he demanded that she get engaged while still in college, she had to 'call a friend', Chase, an accounting junior who has kissed girls everywhere. They had to level up their call sign. From bes to babe, will fake couple rings work? Or was it, again, just another almost? Almost the right move; apparently not the best. Maybe they should've just sat with their friendship bracelets rather than become almost too-almost what they aren't meant to be, almost everything they could no longer be.

Bar Series #6 For as long as Avey Hermoza could remember, River Eustaquio simply wasn't into her. He had always made it clear that he would never love her; friendship was the only thing he could offer. Fully aware that a man like River would never break his rules, Avey tried to pretend he meant nothing to her. She even asked him to introduce her to his friends, hoping it would help her forget him. She never succeeded-at least, not until she married Gael Toledo. Her marriage was supposed to be perfect. She loved Gael, and he loved her. However, everything shattered when Gael discovered Avey's betrayal. Desperate to save her marriage, Avey instead found herself drawn into a complicated, tangled rendezvous with River that eventually led to bloodshed. Now, River has finally realized that he cannot lose Avey a second time. With the gun in his hand, a choice must be made: will it save Avey's life, or will it seal their tragic love until the end of time?

Ryosuke was born to command and protect. Raised as the successor of a feared Yakuza family, everyone knew the weight of his legacy, the chains of loyalty that bound him. He was a man destined to rule the shadows. A boy shaped to obey. A man who carried his responsibilities with precision, honor, and unyielding discipline. Ryosuke knew the rules from a very young age. His life was planned, his future dictated, and there was no room for mistakes...no room for love. Until...that night. The masquerade ball. Where he met Mika. A chef whose hands could craft magic on a plate, and yet behind her mask, she stirred a chaos in him he had never known. The woman who had him questioning everything he thought he knew. The woman he could not forget, even as his Yakuza obligations pushed him toward a forced marriage with another. The woman he would search for, no matter the price. *** This book contains blood and gore, death or mortality themes, dismemberment, explicit sexual content, guns, murder, stalking, torture, violence, and other dark matters. If you find any of these topics distressing, please proceed with caution, and there is always the option to stop reading and skip this book. Your mental health matters.

He was never looking for rescue. Seth Alvarez survives by staying invisible, drifting through life from one job to another just to make ends meet for his sick mom. His only rule is to keep his head down and his mouth shut. But his silence fails him when he stammers a clumsy greeting and draws the attention of Cali, a cold-blooded enigma, who offers him a job he can't refuse. The cost of a tempting contract. Plunged into her world of whispered threats and intoxicating deception, Seth walks the thin line between gratitude and fear. Now, the greatest threat comes from within: a sharp, undeniable attraction he doesn't dare name. Bookcover by: Alon/ Art Wave

Out of League Series #3 Love or money? That's not a question for Luciana Manuel Fabroa, for she always choose money. She has bills to pay, and her ultimate goal requires wealth and connections. So when she saw this walking son of a billionaire, Finnick Vittorio Lalzebar, she didn't hesitate to grab the opportunity. But no one really warned her why this guy is untouchable. That's when she realized he's not really for the weak or simply, he's just not for her?

‎For Leigh Simone Villarreal, summer was supposed to be the happiest season of her life. It was the season she first fell in love with Sebastian Morelli, and the season she thought she would marry him. But in that same summer, he broke her heart in ways she never imagined. And just as everything fell apart, she mysteriously finds herself ten years in the past, back to the summer of her senior year. This time, things are different. She crosses paths with Zen Serrano, a boy she never noticed before, and begins to realize that one choice, one moment, can change everything. Now, torn between the love she once fought for and the unexpected bond she's found, Leigh must decide if love is about holding on to the past or daring to chase a new future.

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